EDPL 201 Education in Contemporary American Society (3).
An examination of the relationship between education and the social environment in contemporary American society. Issues of equalit y or equal opportunit y, indiv idual and cultural differences, education outside of schools, the control of education, and the future of education.

EDPL 210 Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Education (3). Formerly EDPA 210. An examination of illustrative historical and philosophical examples of the interplay of ideas and events in the shaping of educational aims and prac tices f rom ancient cultures to modern technological societies.

EDPL 288 Special Problems in Education (1-6)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Formerly EDPA 288. Available only to freshmen and sophomore students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems relative to their preparation for teaching.

EDPL 301 Foundations of Education (3) Formerly EDPA 301.
Social context of education and conflicts over philosophies, values, and goals that are reflected in educational institutions in our pluralistic society. Helps teachers become reflective, critical thinkers about the social and philosophical issues they face and the choices they make.

EDPL 338 Teaching and Learning about Cultural Diversity through Intergroup (1). Dialogue Repeatable to 06 credits if content differs. Formerly EDPL 288. Engages students, from one or more cultural identity groups, in facilitated dialogue about the similarities and differences of experience that exist within a group and/or between and across groups. The goal of intergroup dialogue is for students to develop comfort with, and skill for, discourse on difficult topics toward the end of fostering positive, meaningful, and sustained cross-group relationships. Whereas in debate, students learn to listen to gain advantage, in intergroup dialogue, students learn to listen to gain understanding. In so doing, students develop increased multicultural interaction facility, heightened intergroup awareness and sensitivity, and greater commitment to civic engagement.

EDPL 386 Experiential Learning (3-6) Prerequisite: Learning Proposal approved by the Office of Experiential Learning Programs, faculty sponsor, and student’s internship sponsor. Junior standing. Formerly EDPA 386.